. the fighting cost the battalion heavily and despite halt ##ing a chinese division the new battalion commander was dismissed in the wake . following the chinese intervention , the un forces were defeated in successive battles and 3 ra ##r was forced to withdraw to the 38th parallel . a series of battles followed at ui ##je ##ong ##bu on 1 – 4 january 1951 , as the british and australians occupied defensive positions in an attempt to secure the northern approaches to the south korean capital . further fighting occurred at chu ##am @ - @ ni on 14 – 17 february 1951 following another chinese advance , and later at mae ##hwa @ - @ san between 7 – 12 march 1951 as the un
. the fighting cost the battalion heavily and despite halting a chinese division the new battalion commander was dismissed in the wake. following the chinese intervention, the un forces were defeated in successive battles and 3 rar was forced to withdraw to the 38th parallel. a series of battles followed at uijeongbu on 1 – 4 january 1951, as the british and australians occupied defensive positions in an attempt to secure the northern approaches to the south korean capital. further fighting occurred at chuam @ - @ ni on 14 – 17 february 1951 following another chinese advance, and later at maehwa @ - @ san between 7 – 12 march 1951 as the un